July 8, 2015

Herpetophobia is a common specific
phobia, which consists of fear or aversion to reptiles, commonly lizards and
snakes, and similar vertebrates as amphibians. It is one of the most diffused
animal phobias, very similar and related to ophidiophobia.

Causes of Herpetophobia:

Herpetophobia is one such fear. Often
times, the sufferers do not have any reason for fearing reptiles. Perhaps, the
fear is just evolutionary. Early humans and cave dwellers often encountered
snakes and other venomous, often, gigantic reptiles. The bite of these animals
was almost always fatal. As a result; early humans stayed away from these
creepy crawlers taking care to avoid trees, bushes, stones and rocks where
these creatures normally dwelled.